Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-30
The Saratoga Convention.

-u@A --+SS2 convention,
New YORK, Sept 29.-Ia regard 10 The
work CT yesterdays convention s. Ssr,-
togs, the Times says: II there were grr
democrats Of the Randall Dgtterr IN Nv
= OH tAey were not present 81 the Ssrs.
/ toys convention; for is they were. fhev
were sllenced by the overwheirinr and
preponeersnce OF the genuine snd distinct
! lsfl1 reform sentiment IN the convention
ana IN tae party it represents. TIE reso-
luton relating 10 the question of taxation
Is Is strong anG clear IS any that have
/ beeh ADOPTED by ely convention ia The
! Union, and what is especially Of sic-
J Alhcance, it is in substance sIuca. in
words OF the declaration of the President
/ himSeh. Coming from MIR. Cleye1and's
! own state and from the state Of cy-S-cre-
! tafy Manning and Secretary Fairc5ild on
! the eve OF close contest and sfter q cop
tain number OF protested Democrats
! journals have undertaken to warn the
| democrats against shy pronounced utter
H1ce, Il!S resolution is OF great irlD1r-
lsnce on the issue OF the tariff. Il fixes
! the position cf the Democracy in TIE
/ greatest state IN the Uoi0n which must
nave much Iuhuepca with tde ngrty
throughout the country, and especially if
nXes definitely the issue Oh which NavyYG-k
Democrats Will present Mr.. CIev-Iard's
name 10 the netiOn8I convention next
yesr. 1t mskes clear bavCrd any doub-
mat the tariff issue Is not TO be evated
ahd taat the policy Of the Democratic Marty
so lar as New York can decide il. viii he
one tnat is more detnite than any svoov.d
oy 1t since 1876. The weakest Doin- ii,
the Democratic plsti0rm il tie resolution
ABOUT evil service rot0Im, as the sdyo-
Gates OF reform are asked for natbigo
better than direct popular vote or j.
'cpotIent as we are thGt the vote y7n,ilf
! oalll5 II nos siie9ce its opponents "
the word ssys the Endorsements Of
Ffealdent Cleveland ard Governor Mn
are upon the Whole deserved. ina ans
! cir. The deHSnd for iocsl sell
goVernment for cities Is timely and RIGHT.
out tce plstf0rm is Is nOtiCc,nla <a~ VIA
| II Goes not say rs Tor what il does Il
aoe6 rot meet the situation. Many %A.yo.e
! that tie people sre seriously thjpkiuo ent
t&lkIhE SCOUT, the Inequalities ami q5yeas
tda5 ere driving voters out Of the oI5
parties, 1t does not Consider. The inter
| ference Of Cti.e holders in nolit;ns tn
! tnfluenco Of saloons IN party n)encraIae7.+
ana their failure 20 pay their last s18r, If
tAAc5i the growth p& m0uopoliss, the
peryeTsion OF the government from j.s
purposes By plutocrecy, brides sn6
corruption are the vit&i Issues. o. 19eze
the Saratoga pIsttCrIa, like the Rs1n;,lf-
can platform, il silent The i,rp9rtsDl
lhlDg for this Convention to have done
WAS 10 stop the diversion Of dissatisfied
voters 10 me Labor party. WHIST hss il
done in thso direction? The presence ~
federal otiicehoiders il the Dem. c-3fjc
convention IS Ia direct Gtsobedieucz al
the Presidents o1dcr. i nurbsr II
federal officials have Ga2e ever, .hir@
which their superior officer ws,nej them
against. ard declared TO De Indecent and
Unfair The Preeiden. must see MAJ h.
cannot afford to ignore this disregard Of
his authority in his own st4ta.
The Sun says the most sigofacant &C
ton OF the convsnIou was taruugh ifs
committee OF resolutions on the civil
service reform PLANK. Il was se1-eyj-
oent from tie action O. the committee
ana TIE convention thst q large rnsi 0rjiy
OF the delegates die not believe in NJ
CleVeland's civil service policy.